What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Intellectual Property Administrator position at Zerega Consulting Services, LLC?
Job Description
Job Description
Our Client is seeking an Assistant IP Administrator in Tampa, Florida to support its growing national intellectual property practice group.
Responsibilities
- Docket incoming and outgoing papers and communications and maintain and update IP docketing system
- Correspond with clients and prepare reporting letters
- Instruct and correspond with counsel for international IP filings
- Generate IP status, attorney docket, and other reports as needed
- Manage patent, trademark, and copyright portfolio deadlines
- Prepare application and maintenance filings with USPTO and Copyright Office
- Create IP assignment, power of attorney, and chain-of-title documents
- Draft patent, trademark, and copyright formalities documents
- Draft patent application information disclosure statements
- Conduct preliminary trademark clearance searches
- Review and flag comprehensive trademark search reports
- Draft initial office action responses
- Perform IP due diligence, chain-of-title, and ownership searches
- Investigate specimens of use for trademark filings
- Collaborate with attorneys and legal administrative assistants to manage IP deadlines
- Provide advanced administrative support to the firm-wide IP Administrator by participating in day-to-day departmental administrative affairs
- Investigate infringement and draft cease and desist letters for attorney review
- Familiarity with managing USPTO deposit account and financial systems
- Provide support for intellectual property dispute proceedings before the USPTO (e.g., TTAB and PTAB) and US federal district courts
Minimum Requirements